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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Thanks to the initiative of the Kids For Environmental & Social Action (KFESA), 2,000 native species trees are on their way to farmers in Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil for the reforestation of Mata Atlantica. These young people poured their hearts…

This has been such week for planet Earth and its inhabitants, with the challenge being to find hope amidst the news of disaster and destruction. But thanks to the efforts of women who bake cookies and homeschool their children who…

In my last post, I mentioned my dismay at the NGO who offers nothing to the people doing the work on the ground, that they raise funds for and write reports about, brilliantly. That, to me, is the ultimate Greenwash….

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AFFORESTATION TRAINING

Help sponsor the first Brazilian training of a new generation of environmental entrepreneurs in the Miyawaki method of Afforestation, as recommended by Project Drawdown. We’re bringing Shubhendu Sharma from India to teach the method of his mentor, Dr. Akira Miyawaki. This is a replicatable, organic system of intensive soil preparation, planting of successional native species trees in urban areas, that has been tested globally for more than 40 years. And, we’ll offer scholarships to women who want to learn this as a trade.

NATIVE SPECIES TREES – $25

Help sponsor the gift of trees for an urban food forest. We’ll be planting 300 native species trees in each plot, with an emphasis on tropical staple tree crops. These will include Coconut, Jackfruit, Moringa, Avocado, Mango, Papaya, Pitanga, Aurocaria, Fruita de Conde, Jaibuticaba, Banana, Passionflower, Pineapple and many others! This includes the cost of organic soil amendments, digging equipment, mulch and 2 years of maintenance after plantings. Since there's such a diversity of trees being planted, individual costs vary, so this is a fund toward the whole forest plot, not the cost for one tree.

NATIVE TREE SEEDS – $50

Help sponsor the gift of native species tree seeds from this endangered rainforest. We support back country sustainable seed harvesters who supply their local seed banks and nurseries. These are large bags of seeds, not small packets. The size of the bag depends upon the type of seed, but each one holds approximately 1,000 seeds. This is the way we protect biodiversity.